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People Groups
(click people name for profile) |
Population |
Indig |
% Evangel |
% Adherent |
Progress Scale |
Primary Religion |
Primary Language |
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| Afrikaner | 110,000 | | 20.00 % | 94.00 % | 5  | Christianity | Afrikaans | 0P Afrikaner | 1 | 1 | | Ambo | 4,900 | Y● | 5.00 % | 90.00 % | 4  | Christianity | Lala-Bisa | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Arab, Lebanese | 4,100 | | 0.50 % | 32.00 % | 2  | Islam | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | 0P Arab, Lebanese | 1 | 0T | | Aushi | 201,000 | Y● | 24.00 % | 90.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Aushi | 0P Aushi | 1 | 1 | | Bemba | 5,356,000 | Y● | 35.00 % | 97.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Bemba | 0P Bemba | 1 | 1 | | Bisa | 398,000 | Y● | 22.00 % | 95.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Lala-Bisa | 1 | 1 | 0T | | British | 14,000 | | 8.80 % | 60.00 % | 4 | Christianity | English | 0P British | 1 | 1 | | Bwile | 112,000 | Y● | 19.00 % | 95.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Bwile | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Chokwe | 125,000 | | 12.00 % | 60.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Chokwe | 0P Chokwe | 1 | 1 | | Cishinga | 130,000 | Y● | 12.00 % | 80.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Bemba | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Deaf | 150,000 | Y● | | 86.95 % | 3  | Christianity | Zambian Sign Language | 0P Deaf | 1 | 0T | | French | 8,300 | | 1.00 % | 61.00 % | 3 | Christianity | French | 0P French | 1 | 0T | | Greek | 11,000 | | 0.40 % | 91.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Greek | 0P Greek | 1 | 0T | | Gujarati | 47,000 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1  | Hinduism | Gujarati | 0P Gujarati | 0M Gujarati of Zambia | 0T | | Han Chinese, Mandarin | 55,000 | | 5.70 % | 9.00 % | 4 | Non-Religious | Chinese, Mandarin | 0P Han Chinese, Mandarin | 1 | 0T | | Ila | 196,000 | Y● | 17.00 % | 60.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Ila | 0P Ila | 1 | 0T | | Italian | 14,000 | | 1.10 % | 82.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Italian | 0P Italian | 1 | 0T | | Iwa | 8,500 | Y● | 4.00 % | 70.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Nyamwanga | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Kabende | 91,000 | Y● | 16.00 % | 95.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Bemba | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Kaonde | 415,000 | Y● | 28.00 % | 90.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Kaonde | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Kunda | 63,000 | Y● | 13.00 % | 45.00 % | 5 | Ethnic Religions | Kunda | 0P Kunda | 1 | 1 | | Kxoe, Xun | 200 | Y● | 3.00 % | 8.00 % | 4 | Ethnic Religions | Khwedam | 0P Kxoe, Xun | 0M Kxoe, Xun of Zambia | 1 | | Lala-Bisa | 789,000 | Y● | 22.00 % | 95.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Lala-Bisa | 0P Lala-Bisa | 1 | 1 | | Lamba | 398,000 | Y● | 22.00 % | 94.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Lamba | 0P Lamba | 1 | 1 | | Lamba-Lima | 4,500 | Y● | 22.00 % | 95.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Lamba | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Lambya, Rambia | 20,000 | Y● | 13.00 % | 97.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Lambya | 0P Lambya, Rambia | 1 | 1 | | Lenje | 258,000 | Y● | 17.00 % | 70.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Lenje | 0P Lenje | 1 | 0T | | Leya | 20,000 | Y● | 2.00 % | 20.00 % | 2 | Ethnic Religions | Tonga | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Lozi | 1,255,000 | Y● | 19.00 % | 83.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Lozi | 0P Lozi | 1 | 1 | | Luano | 3,300 | Y● | 8.00 % | 80.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Lala-Bisa | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Luchazi | 60,000 | | 40.00 % | 80.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Luchazi | 0P Luchazi | 1 | 1 | | Lunda, Luapula | 239,000 | Y● | 18.00 % | 93.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Bemba | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Lunda, Northwest | 453,000 | Y● | 21.00 % | 88.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Lunda | 0P Lunda, Northwest | 1 | 1 | | Luvale | 344,000 | Y● | 26.00 % | 60.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Luvale | 0P Luvale | 1 | 1 | | Luyana | 5,200 | Y● | 18.00 % | 80.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Luyana | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Mambwe-Lungu | 417,000 | Y● | 21.00 % | 75.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Mambwe-Lungu | 0P Mambwe-Lungu | 1 | 1 | | Masi | 38,000 | Y● | 13.00 % | 40.00 % | 5 | Ethnic Religions | Mashi | 0P Masi | 1 | 1 | | Mbowe | 900 | Y● | 8.00 % | 45.00 % | 4 | Ethnic Religions | Mbowe | 1 | 1 | 0T | | Mbukushu | 12,000 | Y● | 20.00 % | 90.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Mbukushu | 0P Mbukushu | 1 | 0T | | Mbunda | 167,000 | Y● | 27.00 % | 50.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Mbunda | 0P Mbunda | 1 | 1 | | Mukulu | 10,000 | Y● | 13.00 % | 80.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Bemba | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ndebele | 15,000 | | 4.00 % | 60.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Ndebele | 0P Ndebele | 1 | 1 | | Nkoya, Lambya | 70,000 | Y● | 25.00 % | 60.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Nkoya | 0P Nkoya, Lambya | 1 | 1 | | Nsenga | 815,000 | Y● | 18.00 % | 89.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Nsenga | 0P Nsenga | 1 | 1 | | Nyamwanga | 199,000 | Y● | 3.00 % | 65.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Nyamwanga | 0P Nyamwanga | 1 | 1 | | Nyanja, Chewa | 2,026,000 | Y● | 30.00 % | 97.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Chichewa | 0P Nyanja, Chewa | 1 | 1 | | Nyiha, Tanzania | 823,000 | Y● | 9.00 % | 40.00 % | 4 | Ethnic Religions | Nyiha, Tanzania | 0P Nyiha, Tanzania | 0M Nyiha, Tanzania of Zambia | 1 | | Nyika | 11,000 | Y● | 4.00 % | 75.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Nyika | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Portuguese | 5,700 | | 3.00 % | 94.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Portuguese | 0P Portuguese | 1 | 0T | | Sala | 47,000 | Y● | 11.00 % | 45.00 % | 5 | Ethnic Religions | Sala | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Senga | 160,000 | Y● | 12.00 % | 75.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Tumbuka | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Serb | 5,500 | | 0.60 % | 80.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Serbian | 0P Serb | 1 | 0T | | Shasha, Mashasha | 2,400 | Y● | 6.00 % | 60.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Nkoya | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Shona | 44,000 | Y● | 12.00 % | 60.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Shona | 0P Shona | 1 | 1 | | Simaa | 10,000 | Y● | 9.00 % | 45.00 % | 4 | Ethnic Religions | Simaa | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Simaa-Imilangu, Mdundulu | 7,300 | Y● | 14.00 % | 75.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Simaa | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Simaa-Makoma | 29,000 | Y● | 10.00 % | 40.00 % | 4 | Ethnic Religions | Simaa | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Simaa-Mwenyi | 9,300 | Y● | 12.00 % | 45.00 % | 5 | Ethnic Religions | Simaa | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Soli | 69,000 | Y● | 18.00 % | 55.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Soli | 0P Soli | 1 | 1 | | Subia | 2,700 | Y● | 7.00 % | 45.00 % | 4 | Ethnic Religions | Kuhane | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Swahili | 50,000 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Swahili | 0P Swahili | 0M Swahili of Zambia | 0T | | Swahili, Congo | 48,000 | | 3.00 % | 16.00 % | 4 | Islam | Swahili, Congo | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Swaka | 76,000 | Y● | 18.00 % | 84.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Lala-Bisa | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Tabwa | 55,000 | | 14.00 % | 63.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Taabwa | 0P Tabwa | 1 | 1 | | Tabwa, Shila | 8,300 | Y● | 12.00 % | 90.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Taabwa | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Tambo | 25,000 | Y● | 0.89 % | 15.00 % | 2 | Ethnic Religions | Nyamwanga | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Toka | 31,000 | Y● | 7.00 % | 45.00 % | 4 | Ethnic Religions | Tonga | 0P Toka | 1 | 1 | | Tonga, Zambezi | 2,649,000 | Y● | 27.00 % | 94.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Tonga | 0P Tonga, Zambezi | 1 | 1 | | Totela | 2,300 | Y● | 6.00 % | 45.00 % | 4 | Ethnic Religions | Totela | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Tumbuka | 574,000 | | 20.00 % | 87.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Tumbuka | 0P Tumbuka | 0M Tumbuka of Zambia | 0T | | Tumbuka, Yombe | 4,000 | Y● | 3.00 % | 90.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Tumbuka | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Unga | 50,000 | Y● | 21.00 % | 95.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Bemba | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Yao | 5,400 | | 1.00 % | 3.00 % | 1 | Islam | Yao | 0P Yao | 1 | 0T | | Yauma | 14,000 | | 7.00 % | 80.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Yauma | 1 | 0M Yauma of 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| Total People Groups: 74 |
19,951,000 |
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67,000 |
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| UN Country Population (2022) |
20,018,000 |
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| Zambia – People Progress |
% of People Groups [1]
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% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
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NOTES:
- Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
- % of Population in People Group: The percentage of the population that lives in a people group at each progress level. Not every person living in an unreached people group is necessarily unreached.
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| Zambia – People Photos *** Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*** | | | 
Afrikaner
110,000
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Arab, Lebanese
4,100
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Aushi
201,000
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Bemba
5,356,000
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British
14,000
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Chokwe
125,000
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Deaf
150,000
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French
8,300
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Greek
11,000
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Gujarati
47,000
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Han Chinese, Mandarin
55,000
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Ila
196,000
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Italian
14,000
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Kunda
63,000
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Kxoe, Xun
200
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Lala-Bisa
789,000
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Lamba
398,000
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Lambya, Rambia
20,000
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Lenje
258,000
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Lozi
1,255,000
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Luchazi
60,000
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Lunda, Northwest
453,000
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Luvale
344,000
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Mambwe-Lungu
417,000
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Masi
38,000
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Mbukushu
12,000
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© Copyrighted Photo
Mbunda
167,000
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Ndebele
15,000
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Nkoya, Lambya
70,000
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Nsenga
815,000
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Nyamwanga
199,000
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Nyanja, Chewa
2,026,000
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© Copyrighted Photo
Nyiha, Tanzania
823,000
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Portuguese
5,700
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Serb
5,500
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Shona
44,000
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Soli
69,000
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Swahili
50,000
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© Copyrighted Photo
Tabwa
55,000
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Toka
31,000
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Tonga, Zambezi
2,649,000
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Tumbuka
574,000
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Yao
5,400
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| Zambia – Religions |
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Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 24.9 %
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% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends [4]
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NOTES:
- Major Religions: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.
- Christianity Segments: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.
- Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
- % Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends: Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
Zero percent data values may mean unknown or unavailable.
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| Zambia – Possible Ministry Involvement |
- Below are lists of ministries that may work in Zambia. Ministries in the Zambia section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Africa, East and Southern section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
- The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.
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Ministries in Africa, East and Southern |
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Zambia – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
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JP Unreached of Day
